Cummings: Cruz 'Got An Earful' From Dems On Way To South Africa

Rep. Elijah Cummings (D-MD) said Tuesday that Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) "got an earful" from Democratic members of a Congressional delegation attending Nelson Mandela's memorial service in South Africa.

"I know he got an earful for 20 hours out and he's going to get another earful for 20 hours on the way back," Cummings told the Baltimore Sun about the trip with Cruz.

Cummings said that Democrats had a polite conversation with the conservative firebrand.

"He got an earful from many of us -- I mean it was a very good conversation, nothing negative," he said. "I just reminded him that I'm concerned about the many people in my state and his state who have no health insurance."